Russian Askar Askarov did not comply with the weight category limit and will give 30% of his fee to his opponent of the ACA 166 tournament – Brazilian Alan Gomez. This was stated by the head of the league Alexei Yatsenko.
The fight between Askarov and Gomez will take place on Friday in St. Petersburg as part of the ACA 166 tournament. For Askarov, this fight will be the first after leaving the UFC. The Russian played in this league from fall 2019 to spring 2021. Previously, Askarov was the ACB flyweight champion. Askarov’s return to MMA could have taken place at one of the ASA summer tournaments, but the Russian was unable to compete due to health problems.
— Russian Askar Askarov did not gain weight before the fight at ACA 166, posting an extra 500 grams. The fighter will be fined 30 percent of his purse in favor of his opponent, Brazilian Alan Gomez. The fight, which was to take place in the flyweight division, will take place in the middle weight category due to the fact that the Brazilian agreed to the fight at short notice, reports correspondent, reports Yatsenko’s words.
Askarov’s weight before the fight was 59.5 kg, Gomez’s weight was 58.5 kg.
Yatsenko also said that the participant of the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix in the welterweight division, Edil Esengulov from Kyrgyzstan, exceeded the limit by almost one and a half kg and would be fined 50% of the fee in favor by Vinicius Cruz. Esengulov’s weight was 79.05 kg, Cruz’s weight was 77.45 kg.
Participants in the main fight of the ASA 166 tournament, Russians Ibragim Mamedov and Mikhail Dolgov, successfully reached the middleweight limit. Their fight will take place in the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix.
The ACA 166 tournament will live stream “Match!” Fighter”, the broadcast begins on Friday at 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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